{"title":"Salmo unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Salmo?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Salmo, owners must not let property become or stay unsightly or unsanitary. To report one, call the Village office at 250-357-9433 or use the Bylaw Complaint Form. Staff send the owner a letter; the owner has 31 days to clean up.","aliases":["unsightly premises salmo","overgrown lot salmo","messy yard salmo","report property salmo"],"cost":"No cost to report. Municipal ticket: $100 for each listed offence. Court fine on conviction: $250 to $2,000 plus costs.","how_long":"The owner has 31 days to clean up and 14 days to respond in writing.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"423 Davies Avenue, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and on statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-357-9433"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf"},{"title":"Forms, Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca/services/forms/"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Salmo noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","title":"Salmo RV, boat and trailer parking rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/unsightly-property/"}],"topic":{"title":"Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property/"},"facts":{"what_counts":{"label":"What counts","value":"Owners and occupiers must not let property become or stay unsightly or unsanitary. This includes filth, discarded materials or rubbish; standing water, broken glass, uncontained compost or graffiti; unsightly growth of trees, weeds or grass; smoke, dust or fumes; unregistered or inoperable vehicles; and unused construction materials.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1, 4.2","quotes":["No person, who is the owner or occupier of real property, shall allow that real property to become or remain unsightly or unsanitary.","the accumulation of filth, discarded materials, or rubbish of any kind on their premise","construction materials and equipment, not currently being used for the purposes of valid construction"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Complaints go to Village staff; the Village lists a Bylaw Complaint Form on its Forms page (submit in person, by email or through the Contact page). Village office: 250-357-9433.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1","quotes":["When a complaint is received by staff, or in the opinion of Bylaw Enforcement personnel, a member of staff will inspect the property"]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/forms/","title":"Forms, Village of Salmo","section":"Forms page","quotes":["- Sidewalk Table Area Permit Application Form - Bylaw 730 ## Requests & Miscellaneous Forms - Bylaw Complaint Form - General Complaint Form - Civic Works General Request Form"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"Staff inspect, photograph and send the owner, occupier and mortgagee a letter with a ticket. The owner has 31 days to clean up and 14 days to respond in writing; Council may hear the owner. After day 31, staff or a contractor may clean up and bill the owner; unpaid charges go on the tax bill.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1 to 5.4","quotes":["The letter will direct remediation of the property within 31 days, and the offending party will be given 14 days from the date of issuance to respond in writing.","staff or a contractor will clean up the property and send an account to the Owner/Occupier","the charges will be added to and form part of the taxes payable as taxes in arrears."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $100 for each listed offence (Schedule F). On conviction in court: $250 to $2,000 plus costs, and each day is a separate offence.","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","section":"Schedule F; s. 6.1, 6.2","quotes":["The accumulation of filth, discarded materials, or rubbish of 4.2.1 $100.00","liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) and not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Salmo Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649, 2013 (adopted July 8, 2014).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","section":"Certificate","quotes":["Village of Salmo Unsightly Premises By-law No.649, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf) says owners and occupiers must not let property become or stay unsightly or unsanitary. This includes filth, discarded materials or rubbish; standing water, broken glass, uncontained compost or graffiti; unsightly growth of trees, weeds or grass; smoke, dust or fumes; unregistered or inoperable vehicles; and unused construction materials. This applies in the considered opinion of council or appointed staff. Vehicles stored in a closed building out of view are excepted.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Village office at 250-357-9433, or use the Bylaw Complaint Form on the [Forms page](https://salmo.ca/services/forms/) (in person, by email or through the Contact page).\n2. Staff inspect, photograph and send the owner, occupier and mortgagee a letter with a ticket.\n3. The owner has 31 days to clean up and 14 days to respond in writing. Council may hear the owner.\n4. After day 31, staff or a contractor may clean up and bill the owner. Unpaid charges go on the tax bill.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Council may shorten the 31 days by resolution if there is a health or safety risk.\n- A municipal ticket is $100 for each listed offence. On conviction in court the fine is $250 to $2,000 plus costs, and each day is a separate offence. These apply in different processes.","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/forms/","title":"Forms, Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/unsightly-property.json"}}